Mitchell-Weeks House Marker

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Chantilly in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mitchell-Weeks House

By J. J. Prats, February 16, 2006

1. Mitchell-Weeks House Marker

Inscription. This building is a reproduction of a typical "Potomac Valley Farmhouse" built at this location circa 1789 by Benjamin Mitchell. It was one and a half story log house, with a sloping front roof extending over a porch, which in time became a community landmark. Ownership passed to James Wrenn, who married Mitchell's granddaughter, in 1835. Their eight unmarried daughters lived here through approximately 1940. After 1952, Charles and Edith Weeks and subsequent owners made many renovations and structural changes. The stone chimneys and the log siding on the front porch are materials from the original house.

Erected 2003 by Fairfax County History Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission marker series.

Location. 38° 53.378′ N, 77° 25.232′ W. Marker is in Chantilly, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker is on Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy (U.S. 50) east of Chantilly Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13661 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Chantilly VA 20151, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Salisbury Plain (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Colonel John Singleton Mosby (approx. one mile away); Chantilly (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Sully Farms (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sully Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Chantilly.

The Mitchell-Weeks House Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, February 16, 2006

2. The Mitchell-Weeks House

Regarding Mitchell-Weeks House. The small house described by this marker is now a Quiznos Sub shop.

Also see . . . Mitchell-Weeks house renovation nearing completion. Newspaper Article. (Submitted on February 17, 2006.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 17, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,399 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.